Bregenz (AT)

Bregenz coat of arms •BREGENZ• Festival city on Lake Constance

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Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. The city (inhabitants > 100,000 ?) is located on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest.

The city is situated on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain. It is a junction of the arterial roads from the Rhine valley to the German Alpine foothills, with cruise ship services on Lake Constance.

It is especially famous for the annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele.

The city was sold in 1451, and again in 1523, to the Habsburgs and continued under Austrian rule, with a brief occupation by Swedish forces under Carl Gustaf Wrangel during the 30 Years' War, until the 19th century. Bregenz was under Bavarian rule from 1805 to 1814. From 1842 to 1850, the harbour on Lake Constance was built, then enlarged in 1883 and from 1889 to 1891, and Austrian ship service was inaugurated in 1884. Railway services have existed since 1872, and since 1884 across the Arlberg massif.

Post Office opened 1st April 1771
ZIP-Code (AT) 6900

Bregenz, copper engraving by Merian, around 1650 East bay of Lake Constance with Bregenz. In the background the mountains of the Rhine Valley.

See also: Bregenz-Achsiedlung ZIP-Code (AT) 6905 Bregenz-Kennelbach Bregenz-Lochau Bregenz-Schendlingen ZIP-Code (AT) 6904 Bregenz-Vorkloster ZIP-Code (AT) 6903 Stamp type designations according to the catalogues of: Edwin Mueller 1850 - 1864 Wilhelm Klein 1867 - 1899 Hans Stohl 1900 – today

Postmark Examples

Austria-Hungary Empire (K.K. and K.u.K.)

Postmark of the pre-stamp period (1771-1850)

22.NOV.1839	1848 Straight-line Postmark in blue, 34x12 mm in use 1840 up to 1850 on lettersheet 26th July 1848
(type IL-I)	(type RL-R)

Austro-Hungarian Empire (1850-1918)

Long postmark
The first reused prephilately postmark (type RL-R) on 9 Kreuzer of the 1850 issue	The second reused prephilately postmark (type sL-R) on a pair of 9 Kreuzer of the 1850 issue	The third reused prephilately postmark (type IL-I) on 5 Kreuzer of the 1858 issue to Feldkirch
(type RL-R)	(type sL-R)	(type IL-I)

Single-circle handstamp BREGENZ Used from 1860 to 1885
Mueller type RS-f used after the introduction of postage stamps, on the 1858-59 issue]]
(type RS-f)	(type gEe)	(type RzO-fey)

	Circle on Bregenz wrapper to Rankweil 1873
(type gEje)	This postmark exists in all three catalogues: Mueller-RzO-fey/ Klein-gEje/ Stohl-1g4 !

Hatching stamp BREGENZ Used from 1894 to 1902
File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg			File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg
(type 4a0)	(type 4k0)	12.4.1898 (type 4i0)	10.12.1900 (type 4p4)	(type 4n4)

Double-circle handstamp BREGENZ: a, c, cc; Used from 1902 to 1922
27 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month in roman numbers postmark in black		31 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month in roman numbers postmark in black
(type 2d0)	a	(type 2d3)	c	cc

Railway Station-Mailbox Postmark BREGENZ used from 1902 to1911
32 x 15 mm in Roman type with line between date and BREGENZ postmark in black
(type 5a2)

Bridge stamp BREGENZ: 1a, 1b, 1e, 2a; Used from 1906 to 1908
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month in roman numbers 2 stars with 8 rays postmark in black	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-1a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-1b.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-1e.jpg
(type 6k10)	* 1a *	* 1b *	* 1e *	* 2a *

Bridge stamp BREGENZ: 2a; Used from 1908 to
27,5 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month in roman numbers 2 stars with 6 rays postmark in black
(type 6k20)	* 2a *

Bridge stamp BREGENZ: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 5a,; Used from 1911 to 1938
28 - 28,5 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month roman numeral 2 stars with 6 rays postmark in black
(type 6l20)	* 2a *	* 2b *	* 2c *	* 2d *
File:Bregenz (AT) -3a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-3b.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) -3c.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-3d.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-5a.jpg
* 3a *	* 3b *	* 3c *	* 3d *	* 5a *

Republic of German-Austria (Deutschösterreich)

Bridge stamp BREGENZ
detail
(type 6l20)	(type 6l20) * 2b *

First Republic

Bridge stamp BREGENZ: 2b, 2c, 2c, 2d, 2e, 4a, 4b; Used from 1925 to 1938
26,5 - 28,5 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month roman numeral 2 stars with 6 rays postmark in black
(type 6l20)	* 2b *	* 2 c *	* 2c *	* 2d *
	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-4a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) -4b.jpg
* 2e *	* 4a *	* 4b *

Bridge stamp BREGENZ : 2d; Used from 1935 to 1938		Bridge stamp BREGENZ Used from 1935
27 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month in roman numbers 4 stars with 6 rays postmark in black		27 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month in roman numbers postmark in black
(type 6l21)	** 2d **	(type 6m0l)	FLUGPOST

World War II

Bridge stamp BREGENZ: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3b, 3e, 4a, 4b, 2d; Used from 1938 to 1942
26 - 28,5 mm Ø distinguishing mark 3 mm month roman numeral postmark in black	File:Bregenz (AT) -2a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) -2b.jpg
(type 6l90)	2a	2b	2c	2d
File:Bregenz (AT) -2e.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-3b.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) ?-4a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-4b.jpg
2e	3b	3e	4a	4b
File:Bregenz (AT) -2d.jpg
(type 7A1) 2d

a 16.10.1940 BEZAHLT

Card from Bad Nauheim (DE) to Bregenz (Ostmark) 2d on 23.3.1942.

Second Republic

Without ZIP-Code

Ring stamp BREGENZ 1: a, aa, b, bb, c, cc, d, dd, e, ee, f, ff, g, gg, h, hh, i, k,l, m; Used from 1943 to 1965
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm colour black		File:Bregenz (AT) ?-aa.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-b.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-bb.jpg
(type 7A1)	a	aa	b	bb
	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-cc.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) ?-dd.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-e.jpg
c	cc	d (10.8.1946)	dd	e
File:Bregenz (AT) ?-ee.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-f.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-ff.jpg
ee	f	ff	g (22.6.1943)	gg (26.9.1950)
File:Bregenz (AT) ?-h.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-hh.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-i.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-k.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-l.jpg
h	hh	i	k	l ?
File:Bregenz (AT) ?-m.jpg
m ?

Ring stamp BREGENZ 1: b, bb, d, dd; Used from 1946 to 1953
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm colour black	File:Bregenz (AT) ?b.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) ?d.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?dd.jpg
(type 7Ad1)	b	bb	d	dd

Ring stamp BREGENZ 1: a, b, c, d, dd, k; Used from 1945 to 1955
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm colour black	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-b.jpg
(type 7Ab1)	a	b	c
	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-d.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-dd.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-k.jpg
d	d	dd	k

Ring stamp BREGENZ: a, aa, b, bb, c, cc, d, dd, e, ee, f, ff, g, gg, h, hh, i ,k ,m; Used from 1953 to 1966
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm colour black	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-a.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-aa.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-b.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) ?-bb.jpg
(type 7Ah1)	a	aa	b	bb
	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-cc.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-d.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-e.jpg
c	cc	d	dd	e
	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-f.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-ff.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-g.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-gg.jpg
ee	f	ff	g	gg
File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-h.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-hh.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-i.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) Ring-k.jpg
h	hh	i	k	m

Segment stamp BREGENZ: bb, ee, l; Used from 1955 to 1965
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm colour black			File:Bregenz (AT) Segment-ee-k.jpg
(type 8q0)	bb	ee 22 mm long	ee 21 mm long	l

Bridge stamp BREGENZ: a, f, k; Used from 1961 to 1966
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm colour black			File:Bregenz (AT) Bridge-k.jpg
(type 6w90)	a	f	k

With ZIP-Code

6900 BREGENZ from aa to wo; Used from 1966 to
28 mm Ø distinguishing mark 2,5 mm month arabic numeral letter width 2,5 mm letter height 2,5 mm letter distance higher than 1 mm Zip-code 4,5 mm colour black		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ab.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ad.jpg
(type 9b10)	aa	ab	ac	ad
File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ae.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-af.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ah.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ai.jpg
ae	af	ag	ah	ai
File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-aj.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-al.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-amb.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ama.jpg
aj	ak	al	am (type 9b10)	am (type 9a10)
File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-an.jpg
an	ao	ap	aq	ar
File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-as.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-au.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-av.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-aw.jpg
as	at	au	av	aw
File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ax.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-ay.jpg			File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-bb.jpg
ax	ay	az	ba	bb
File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-be.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-bi.jpg		File:Bregenz (AT) 6900-bs.jpg
be	bg	bi	bk	bs
wo

Machine postmark / Slogan cancels

First Republic

* * 18.VI.1930 Visit Bregenz, the jewel of Lake Constance

* 8.9.1932 Visit Bregenz, the jewel of Lake Constance

World War II

BREGENZ g on 4.10.1941 Lake and Alps - Bregenz on Lake Constance

Second Republic

Without ZIP-Code

* 28.VI.1947 Visit Bregenz, the jewel of Lake Constance

ii 25.4.1949

ii 16.5.1957

ii 2.11.1962

kk 22.12.1962

With ZIP-Code

bd 15.7.1968

bd 3.10.1969

be 22.8.1970

be 12.9.1971

bq 25.7.1977

bf 1.10.1979

bf 21.7.1982

bf 1.2.1984

bf 22.2.1985

bf 25.7.1986

bf 21.12.1998

Railway postmarks

BREGENZ-BEZAU a 354 17 May 1957

Line BEZAU-BREGENZ 295 in 1907.

Stamps

Computer Generated Stamps on Riposte-Labels

generated on 24.12.2003

Stamp Issues

100Kr Martin Tower Bregenz details

St. Gebhard (949-995), patron saint of Vorarlberg details

Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) Issue Date : 16 July 1968 details

Scene from the operetta „The Gypsy Baron” details

Festival Hall and Congress House details

Symbolic illustration details

Cistercian Abbey Mehrerau details

Scene from the opera „The Flying Dutchman” details

Without an architect's name! Art House details

With architect name! Art House details

Bregenz coat of arms details Issue Date: 1st July 2018

Postal Meter Mark

File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg In 1998

Commemorative Postmarks

Special cancellations for the festival

Bregenz Festival Weeks 1946 -1950
File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg				File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg
1946	1947	1948	1949	1950

25.2.1958 Festival city on Lake Constance

23. Jul. - 24. Aug.1985 Bregenz Festival „The Magic Flute”

code number 1

code number 2

code number 3

Special cancellations for various events

28.4.1984 100 years of Austrian shipping on Lake Constance
File:Bregenz (AT) ?-1.jpg
code number 1	code number 2	code number 3	code number 4

10th 23.9.1984 100 years Lake Constance shipping - Open-door day
File:Bregenz (AT) sst-23-9-1984--1.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) sst-23-9-1984--2.jpg
code number 1	code number 2	code number 3	code number 4

10th state stamp exhibition „2000 years of Bregenz” 22.2.1985 (coat of arms)
File:Bregenz (AT) sst-22-2-1985--1.jpg
code number 1	code number 2	code number 3	code number 4	code number 5
	File:Bregenz (AT) sst-22-2-1985--7.jpg	File:Bregenz (AT) sst-22-2-1985--8.jpg
code number 6	code number 7	code number 8	code number 9	code number 10

Balloon mail flight

82nd balloon mail flight
code number 1	code number 2	code number 3	code number 4
File:Bregenz (AT) ?-1.jpg
code number 1	code number 2	code number 3	code number 4

Postal Stationery

5S Edition form 10.6.1988; Value impression of Riedenburg Monastery; Picture left: the Martinsturm in Bregenz

Specimen: 5S Edition form 10.6.1988; Value impression of Riedenburg Monastery; Picture left: the Martinsturm in Bregenz

Balloon mail: 5S Edition form 10.6.1988; Value impression of Riedenburg Monastery; Picture left: the Martinsturm in Bregenz

File:Bregenz (AT) ?.jpg

Picture Postcards

First Republic

10g Edition form 1927; used 15.VII.1935; East bay of Lake Constance with Bregenz. In the background the mountains of the Rhine Valley.

12g Edition form 1932; used 14.V.1935; East bay of Lake Constance with Bregenz. In the background the mountains of the Rhine Valley.

Meter cancels

First Republic

14.10.1936

Second Republic

10.12.1965

1.6.1966

9.11.1970

11.2.1979

8.6.1983

13.3.1986

12.1.1987

26.7.1988

8.8.1988

12.8.1998

16.10.2001

28.6.2002

18.9.2004

17.8.2010

7.2.2011

22.3.2011

11.1.2019

4.4.2020

11.11.2020

11.1.2023

File:Bregenz (AT) 027.jpg

Postcards

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